Why do parents push their kids so hard?

The outside world is brutal. Talent, and most importantly, education is considered the only way out of misery and poverty (https://www.concern.net/about/our-programmes/education/why-education-important) To survive, many people have to get an education and nurture their mental abilities, or to work on talents from childhood. Parents can, therefore, push their young children too hard to success. But is this the only reason some parents over-drive their kids to prosperity? According to Amy Tan’s short story, “Two Kinds,” about a mother pushing her daughter to become a prodigy, the parent’s motivation was her terrible past, and competition with friends. Lots of parents want their kids to succeed and stand out in order to impress others or those who look down upon the family. In the song “Stand Out” from “A Goofy Movie,” the artist sings, “Til mine is the only face you see gonna stand out til you notice me.” He says he wants to be famous so that he can be noticed by his crush, who has most likely being ignoring or underestimating him. Plus, the short story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, shows the mother bragging to a friend, as mentioned before, “Our problem worse than yours. If we ask Jing-mei wash dish, she hears nothing but music. It’s like you can’t stop this natural talent” (Tan 215). In the end, she sets her daughter up for a talent show that did not go very well. She did this mainly to settle a rivalry. One of the main reasons, hence, that some parents push their children is to excel higher is to settle scores with others.